Turkey’s Erdogan is down, but don't count him out

Eventually, perhaps. This marks the beginning of a fight by opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, not its triumph. As the president put it in his speech accepting defeat: “We will stand tall, ... Read More

Turkey’s shock elections offer another lesson for the world

Turkey’s elections are somewhat free, and not particularly fair, given Erdogan and the AKP’s outsize grip on the machinery of state and influence over media. But Sunday’s election showed ... Read More

Turkey’s opposition party sweeps to local elections victory in snub to Erdoğan

“Starting from tomorrow, Turkey will ... the winner of this election is primarily democracy,” he said. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t get the result we wanted in local elections ... Read More

Turkey election monitors say 'more needs to be done' to ensure freedom of expression

ANKARA, April 1 (Reuters) - Turkey's local elections on Sunday were competitive and gave citizens many options but took place in a "starkly polarised environment" where more needs to be done to ... Read More

Five things to know about Turkey's momentous election

Ekrem Imamoglu greets supporters in Sarachane Square after his election ... voting changes happen "when we cannot afford a living, when we cannot eat". "Whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey ... Read More

In Setback to Turkey's Erdogan, Opposition Makes Huge Gains in Local Election

In Setback to Turkey's Erdogan, Opposition Makes ... nine months after our victory in the May 28 elections, we could not get the result we wanted in the local election test,” Erdogan added. Read More

Turkey’s Erdogan dealt major election blow as opposition party wins big cities

Istanbul (CNN) — Turkey’s local elections on Sunday ... in a knife-edge May election, defeating opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a close runoff vote. After his presidential victory ... Read More

Turkey's opposition party scores key local election wins

April 1 (UPI) --Led by Ekrem Imamoglu's re-election as mayor of Istanbul, Turkey's leading opposition party scored impressive victories in local elections ... is democracy. We paid a high price ... Read More

Turkey election monitors say 'more needs to be done' to ensure freedom of expression

"Election day was overall ... told a press conference in Ankara. "While we welcome the competitive nature of these elections, that voters were able to choose between many options, we can only note ... Read More